As the author of Frommer’s guides to Japan for many years, I’ve inspected more hotel rooms than anyone in their right mind should ever have to see. But even I’ve been flummoxed about what to expect in ...

An autonomous robot guides shared cars inside Toyota's new "Woven City", a high-tech village opened to test autonomous driving and other futuristic developments ...

Japan's toilet industry is known for having developed a variety of products to meet changing social needs, such as bidet toilets focusing on cleanliness and comfort after western-style lavatories ...